Service bulletins for the 2012 Audi A5
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
1064 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| A371556 2032812- | 2017-10-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 37 number 14-44 dated September 26, 2014. Hesitation concerns, harsh downshifts when braking, or harsh 1-2 upshifts. New software in the TCM and ECM addresses the condition. |
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| A151526 2039995- | 2017-10-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE; POWER TRAIN. Rattling noises are heard from the timing chain drive for about 1-3 seconds after the first engine start of the day. The noises are caused by one of the upper chain tensioners. The noises do not lead to damage. Improved chain tensioner. |
| A391515 2028902- | 2017-10-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Supersedes Technical Service Bulletin Group 39 number 14-14 dated May 5, 2014. A squealing, howling, or whistling noise may be heard coming from under the vehicle. The condition is typically noticed when the vehicle is cold (normally below freezing) and is moving at speeds of 5 - 60 mph. The noise is from the intermediate bearing of the propeller shaft. |
| A371773 2029027- | 2017-10-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This bulletin provides a software update for a transmission warning light and in some cases the vehicle will not move. |
| A37166820300075 | 2017-03-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR WHEN THERE ARE HARSH GEAR SHIFTS BUT THERE IS NO FAULTS STORED AND YOU CAN DUPLICATE THE CONCERN. |
| 2026049/8 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 2032812/1 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 2034163/1 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 2030582/4 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 2028985/5 | 2016-05-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| TSB-37-13-17 | 2014-03-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). AUDI: THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE WOULD ILLUMINATE IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND VEHICLE FAILS TO MOVE AFTER SHIFTING INTO GEAR AND NEW SOFTWARE IS NEEDED TO ADDRESS CONDITION. *PE |
| TSB-37-13-08 | 2013-08-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. AUDI: SOME VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE GEARBOX LIMP MODE. THE ISSUE CANNOT BE REPRODUCED ITH A TEST DRIVE, IT IS INTERMITTENT. DTC P17E1 AND DFCC 9473 ARE STORED IN THE TRANSMISSION MODULE. *JS |
| TSB-37-13-83 | 2013-04-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. AUDI: WHEN BRAKING, WOULD HAVE HARSH DOWNSHIFTS AND HESITATION CONCERNS AND ALSO UPSHIFTS 1-2 ARE HARSH. CALIBRATION OF SOFTWARE TO IMPROVE SHIFT CONCERNS AND HESITATION. MODELS 2011-12 A4, A4 AVANT, A5, A5 CABRIOLET, Q5. *PE UPDATED 7/1/13. *PE |
| TSB-37-12-38 | 2012-04-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. AUDI: VEHICLE HAVE ISSUES WITH IGNITION KEY CAN NOT BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION; VEHICLE IN PARK POSITION BUT UNABLE TO MOVE SHIFTER; ENGINE SWITCHED OFF BUT REMOTE CONTROL CAN NOT LOCK WITH ADVANCED KEY; PARK IS NOT RECOGNIZED ELECTRICALLY. *PE |
| TSB-30-11-11 | 2012-03-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. AUDI: WHEN PRESSING FIRMLY ON CLUTCH PEDAL, CERTAIN MODEL YEAR VEHICLES MAY OR MAY START. *PE |
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